The IWDC is pleased to announce that effective Monday, June 28th, Ashley Bivins joined IWDC as Director of our PurityPlus® Specialty Gas program. In this role, Ashley will be responsible driving profitable growth of our PurityPlus program in terms of brand equity and value to participating IWDC Members.
Ashley comes to IWDC having most recently held the role of Director – Customer Relations at American Welding & Gas. In addition to strategic account support, she has extensive experience with operational logistics, customer service and branding supporting the specialty gases business unit. During most of her tenure she was active with IWDC’s PurityPlus program. Ashley holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Tennessee and has participated in several leadership development programs including Vanderbilt University.
Ashley, her husband Todd, and their daughter Rhodes reside in Lexington, KY.
The IWDC is a cooperative, formed in 1994, which leverages the strengths of its independent welding distributor members across North America. IWDC Member companies collectively represent over $2.9B in sales, serving a wide range of industries. The common denominator is that these industries look to them for industrial, specialty, and medical gases as well as related equipment, hardgoods, and consumables. End-use customers served by IWDC Members benefit from having the unparalleled expertise of a local Member distributor who has access to national-scale purchasing and marketing programs.